DENVER (AP) The at-bats in front of him were central to Daniel Murphy's big night at the plate.

Charlie Blackmon homered to start a six-run inning, Murphy had four hits and 4 RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies hung on to beat San Diego 11-10 Saturday night in a game in which both the Padres' Eric Hosmer and manager Andy Green were ejected.

"Traffic on the base paths, it really puts the opposing pitchers in adverse situations," said Murphy, who came to the plate with runners on in four of his five plate appearances. "There were great at bats in front of me. It was a great offensive performance and the pitching staff did enough to get us a win today."